Bill Clinton stumps for Hillary Clinton in Cincinnati Monday

Makes appearances at Coney Island, Graeter's Ice Cream

The presidential candidates worked Ohio on this Labor Day. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stumped up north. But Clinton’s top surrogate, the former president, made an appearance at the annual AFL-CIO picnic at Coney Island.

The presidential candidates worked Ohio on this Labor Day. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stumped up north. But Clinton’s top surrogate, the former president, made an appearance at the annual AFL-CIO picnic at Coney Island.

Bill Clinton was at the event 24 years ago as a candidate looking to interrupt the Presidency of George Herman Walker Bush.

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He returned to this September tradition Monday, extolling the virtues of his wife's candidacy, and telling the Labor Day families, working people and retirees, "We need you."

He pointedly said "Stronger Together," Hillary's campaign theme, is the way to go.

"We need to stop this religious bigotry. We need all the Muslims we can find who love freedom and hate terror to stand with us," said Bill Clinton, reiterating Hillary Clinton’s position on Muslim Americans.

In the final, fiery two months of the campaign, much of the focus in Ohio will be on struggling union families Donald Trump hopes to siphon off from their Democratic Party leanings.

Retirees like John Walker of Middletown is undecided about how he will vote.

He credits the Letter Carriers Union with the gains of his 39 years, 9 months and 17 days on the job.

We sat with him at a picnic table under a tent and asked about Donald Trump.

"I like the man," said Walker. "I like a lot of the things he said. He just doesn't engage in his mind a lot before he starts this.”

Walker made a talking motion with his hand at that point.

"But he's a very shrewd businessman. He's a sharp individual. I mean, you can't help but respect him."

Walker also expressed respect for Hillary Clinton, suggesting he has gone back and forth over the course of this extraordinary campaign.

Bill Clinton reminded the crowd of the importance of Ohio in the election, how no Republican since the first one who ran in 1856 has been sent to the White House without winning Ohio.

He also emphasized Americans cannot afford to be divided by race, religion or sexual orientation.

“We need answers, not anger,” said Bill Clinton.

"And we live in an interdependent world whether we like it or not. So we got to be stronger together to be stronger at all."

Hillary Clinton has the lead in the poll numbers in Ohio, but the margin indicates the state could go either way.

So will it be "Stronger Together"? Or "Make America Great Again"?

"I can see merits with both,” Walker said. “Actually, the deciding thing is when I'm in the voting booth."

Before working the rope line Monday, Bill Clinton said that the country cannot afford a “resentment vote,” that the stakes are too high. "Please,” he implored the crowd, “give us another 1992."